Category: Michigan Chronicle

With around 2:47 left in the 4th quarter of the Detroit Lions vs. Arizona Cardinals game last Sunday, a familiar scene reared its’ ugly head. On 3rd & 5, Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford dropped and delivered a pass to J.D. McKissic that would have essentially sealed a season-opening victory. McKissic …

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson is leading a bipartisan letter signed by members of the Florida delegation urging President Donald Trump to waive or suspend certain visa requirements for Bahamians seeking to join relatives in the United States. The lawmakers also expressed support for Temporary Protected Status for the …

The e.Lane Group presents The Social Runway ’19, “Fashion @ The Field”, a multifaceted, interactive, and social media-driven production, designed to celebrate Detroit Fashion. As an upscale fashion affair, The Social Runway was created to highlight top Fashion Designers and Entrepreneurs in Metro Detroit. In partnership with My Detroit TV, …

The owners of the iconic Grand Hotel on Michigan’s Mackinac Island said Tuesday that they’ve reached a tentative deal to sell the hotel to a private equity firm. The Musser family and KSL Capital Partners are expected to close the deal within 30 days. Terms were not disclosed Tuesday. The …

Dr. Ossian Sweet was a prominent Black physician with a bachelor’s degree from Wilberforce University, a medical degree from Howard University, and he studied medicine in Paris. The grandson of a former slave owned his owned practice in the slums of Detroit’s Black Bottom neighborhood, yet he was not good …

Last month, transit riders in Detroit began using the new Dart app to pay for transit passes. Dart is a unified payment system that launched in May with the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) and Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), enabling customers to buy passes that can be …

What do you get when you combine Detroit, Hair, Passion, and Art? Artist Kristina Beaty! Not your average hairstylist, Beaty has upped the game by taking hair design to an artistic level, with her exhibition in collaboration with Roslyn Karamoko’s Detroit Is The New Black brand/store. Beaty chopped it up …

The UniverSoul Circus, hailed as America’s No. 1 Circus, comes at you like a high-speed rollercoaster. It’s a once in a lifetime thrill-a-minute spectacle of sight, sound and soul for the entire family to enjoy. UniverSoul Circus offers an unforgettable experience, bringing fans and performers closer together than ever before …

Cigar connoisseurs and music lovers can indulge their senses at Detroit’s first-ever cigar festival. Smoke on the River will provide guests with a cigar experience, exclusively curated by La Casa Cigars. The curation includes cigars from top brands along with the chance to mingle with other cigar enthusiasts while sampling …